The Brain (1969 film)
| The Brain | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Gérard Oury |
| Produced by | Alain Poiré |
| Written by |
Gérard Oury Marcel Jullian |
| Starring |
Jean-Paul Belmondo Bourvil David Niven Eli Wallach Silvia Monti |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Cinematography | Wladimir Ivanov |
| Edited by | Albert Jurgenson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount |
Release dates |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country |
France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Budget | 24,000,000 ₣[1] |
| Box office | 5,547,000 admissions (France)[2] |
The Brain (French: Le Cerveau) is a 1969 French comedy film directed by Gérard Oury, about a second train robbery by the brains of the Great Train Robbery.
Plot
Two clumsy French thieves, Anatole and Arthur, plan a spectacular heist: the attack of a freight train which carries from Paris to Brussels the secret funds of NATO. They do not know that another team is planning the same attack, the same one which performed the Glasgow-London Great Train Robbery; the team is headed by "The Brain" (David Niven), a British criminal mastermind whose massive brain is so heavy that, when he has a strong emotion, he cannot keep his head upright. The Brain has also a deal with the Sicilian mafia.
Reception
The film was the most popular movie at the French box office in 1969.[3]
References
- ↑ http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Le_Cerveau_1969_rev.html
- ↑ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
- ↑ "The World's Top Twenty Films." Sunday Times [London, England] 27 Sept. 1970: 27. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. accessed 5 Apr. 2014
External links
- The Brain at the Internet Movie Database
- The Brain at AllMovie
- The Brain at le Film Guide